Also, be aware that if you’re really clever the “stops” on a mag lev device, like the ones on the Relaxa, that prevent the top plate sliding off onto the floor can be very slender steel threads, greatly minimizing contact between the lower half of the device and the top plate. After all, thread is an excellent isolator itself. That’s why I oft suggest suspending cables and cords from eye hooks in the ceiling using fishing line or thread. LIGO used to use or maybe still uses suspensions of sapphire thread as part of a comprehensive isolation program; the only noise produced by atomic motion in the suspension.
anybody buying into magnetic levitation "eliminates the effects of any vibration" ?
it is a cool idea but the claim is preposterous, if the bottom magnet moves that forces the top magnet to move. If the bottom magnet vibrates, the top magnet follows suit. As an extreme example lift a corner of the base and the top moves right along with it. It may dampen the motion and act like a spring, but they are still coupled together,
They say it is not attached in any way to the bottom, but it is because you also have the vibration from the base plate through the posts to the top plate. Without the posts the top would just slide off to the side so they have to be mechanically coupled
To read the hype you would believe it is like a magic carpet that just floats in the air, but it is definitely coupled to the base. I'm not saying it might not be the best sounding base in the world, I'm just saying what they are claiming is impossible, and if someone is making claims that are absolutely not true it makes you leery.
They say it is not attached in any way to the bottom, but it is because you also have the vibration from the base plate through the posts to the top plate. Without the posts the top would just slide off to the side so they have to be mechanically coupled
To read the hype you would believe it is like a magic carpet that just floats in the air, but it is definitely coupled to the base. I'm not saying it might not be the best sounding base in the world, I'm just saying what they are claiming is impossible, and if someone is making claims that are absolutely not true it makes you leery.
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Mag lev is an effective isolation technique. Yeah, well, it doesn't "eliminate the influence of ANY external vibration" like the ad claims. They also claim" This allows you to mount the bottom RELAXA platform on any surface and that surface will have zero effect on the top RELAXA floating platform. Zero resistance equals zero vibration. Crapola |
I don't buy it at all. The people who have an economic interest in vibration isolation aren't playing around with magnets. They offer products that work: https://www.newport.com/c/table-top-isolation-platforms |
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